This act passed by the United States Senate prevents health insurers and employers from using genetic information to determine eligibility, set premiums, or hire and fire people.
This committee works to reduce morbidity and mortality in newborns and children who are at risk for heritable disorders by recommending a Uniform Screening Panel for newborn screening.
This database holds state statutes and bills introduced during the 2007-2010 state legislative sessions focused on topics that address employment nondiscrimination, insurance nondiscrimination and privacy issues.
This amendment to the Paternity Act regulates the use of DNA identification profiling, genetic information obtained and retention/destruction of genetic testing material.
This amendment to the Public Health Code allows expansion of the newborn screening panel, a fee for testing, blood specimens to be used for medical research with proper consent and other newborn screening related topics.
This amendment to the Public Health Code requires a healthcare provider to obtain written informed consent from a person before presymptomatic or predictive genetic testing is done.
This amendment to the Public Health Code prohibits human cloning.
This amendment prevents hospital, medical or other policies to require applicants to undergo genetic testing.
This amendment prevents health corporations from requiring members to undergo genetic testing or disclose results before issuing or continuing insurance.
This document contains background on genetics and special recommendations involving privacy, ownership, collection and use, discrimination, education, research, informed consent and telemedicine.
